Most high school classes involve papers and written projects, but work in the new broadcast journalism class at Manor High School is quite different.
"This class gives students an outlet that they don't necessarily get in core classes," broadcast journalism instructor Cody Pruitt said.
When they're not doing interviews for video news stories, they're working on projects, like setting up for Open Mic Night.
"We're filming all of the better stuff at the school. We're catching lots of the stuff no one ever sees," senior Josh Fish said.
They capture things like school events, and football games. A lot of which involves running equipment behind the scenes.
"I like it a lot, and I look forward to the class when I come to school," freshman student Becky Ruiz said.
Other students share the enthusiasm.
"Before it was like 'Who has off period, who's willing to help?' and now it's a class and I was like 'Oh, my gosh, that's awesome,'" Fish said.
And although they haven't been taking this class for years, to many, it looks like they have.
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Broadcast Journalism
News 8's Jennifer Borget met with the students in the new broadcast class, to see what it's all about.
 
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"Within five weeks, they rendered me useless and were able to do everything on their own," Pruitt said. "I was just kind of standing back and nodding my head."
But students said the best part isn't just the backstage pass, or the time away from pencils, but the skills they take away.
"In this class, it's more of a hands-on thing and learning different skills to use in the real world," senior Crystal Gonzales said.
Skills they hope will translate to jobs and a leg up toward a career.
